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John C. Reilly upstages King of the Apes in ‘Kong: Skull Island’

For the most part, “Kong: Skull Island” is just an excuse — albeit a more entertaining one than it should be — to launch a series of big-budget monster battles. But thanks to Reilly’s Hank Marlow, and things take a hilariously bonkers turn.

 
‘In the Heart of the Sea’ a whale of a disappointment

In the days before Wikipedia, many a student assigned to read “Moby-Dick” did so via CliffsNotes, those truncated little study guides that summarize a novel’s plot and themes at the expense of a real understanding of the text.

Here’s hoping Andre Agassi has a sense of humor

The native Las Vegan is never mentioned in the HBO tennis mockumentary “7 Days in Hell.” But the spiky blond mullet and denim shorts sported by Aaron Williams, Andy Samberg’s “bad boy of tennis” character, are unmistakable.

Opening Friday: ‘The Drop,’ dolphins and more

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “The Drop,” “Dolphin Tale 2,” “No Good Deed,” “Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?,” and “Something Wicked”:

Opening Friday: Get ready to go ape

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Grand Seduction” and “Third Person.”

Stunning 3-D, unique soundtrack add to opulence of ‘The Great Gatsby’

After some exhilarating, genre-melting moments in director Baz Luhrmann’s wildly anachronistic take on “The Great Gatsby,” things settle down and more closely resemble F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic tale of love and loss amid the opulence of the roaring ’20s.